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G8 leaders look to head off euro zone crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leaders of major industrial economies meet this weekend to try to head off a full-blown crisis in Europe where fears are growing that Greece could leave the euro zone bloc, threatening the future of the common currency.
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U.S. firms eye Myanmar as sanctions suspended
WASHINGTON/HONG KONG (Reuters) - The suspension of U.S. sanctions barring investment in Myanmar in response to political reforms in the poor Southeast Asian state opens the door to U.S. firms queuing to scout for business in one of the last frontier markets.
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Baghdad market bombs kill at least four
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Three roadside bombs ripped through a Baghdad marketplace on Friday, killing at least four people and injuring at least 30 more near one of the capital's main Shi'ite neighbourhoods, police and hospital sources said.
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Nightmare foretold if Greece heads for euro exit
ATHENS/LONDON (Reuters) - In Athens, the homeless are on the streets in growing numbers, soup kitchens feed twice as many people as a year ago, and the poor are diving into garbage bins in search of scrap they can sell.
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South Sudan calls for U.N. sanctions on Khartoum
JUBA (Reuters) - The United Nations should impose sanctions on Sudan for failing to obey a Security Council resolution calling for an end to hostilities and renewed negotiations with South Sudan over oil and border disputes, South Sudan's negotiator said on Friday.
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Small-town don makes awkward ally for Serb liberals
JAGODINA, Serbia (Reuters) - There's a fluffy toy tiger in the office of Jagodina's mayor, another cast in gold on his desk, and at least one more in his trophy cabinet.
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Police detain more "Blockupy" activists in Frankfurt
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German police began removing anti-capitalist protesters on Friday from outside a Frankfurt skyscraper that is Goldman Sachs' home in the German financial capital.
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French minister shows up in jeans and causes sensation
PARIS (Reuters) - France's housing minister has caused a sensation by showing up in jeans while her colleagues donned dresses and suits for the new left-wing government's inaugural cabinet meeting at the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris.
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Thai police arrest man with babies' bodies for black magic
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai police arrested a British citizen on Friday after the bodies of six babies thought to have been used in a black magic ritual were found stuffed into travel bags in a Bangkok hotel room.
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West African mediator opens talks with Mali rebels
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - West African bloc ECOWAS has opened talks with Mali's rebel groups, including fighters linked to al Qaeda, as part of its effort to restore constitutional rule in the country in the wake of its March 22 coup, Burkina Faso's foreign minister said.
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